Fahad Azad, an engineer in India, invented a robot named DuctBot．The toy-car sized DuctBot measured 23 centimeters in length, 19 centimeters in width and 9 centimeters in height and weighs just two kilograms．
The robot is designed to snake through dark, narrow air conditioning ducts （管道） and clean them．A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light up the dirty scenery, so it can be captured （抓拍） by a camera．
In order to control it more easily, Mr. Azad chooses to fix DuctBot on wheels．The robot can clean off lots of dirt, as well as dead pigeons and insects．Keeping indoor air in good quality and monitoring carbon-dioxide levels in buildings with central air conditioning is a challenge．It is important in some places where clean air can mean a difference between life and death, such as hospitals．Dirty air has a bad influence on people's health．
EPSCO, a Dubai-based pany which specializes in improving indoor air quality, read about Mr. Azad's invention in a national newspaper after he had won an international robotics petition．EPSCO had cleaning equipment, but it needed someone to get into those ducts to do the dirty, dangerous work．Across India, for example, the task still falls to children．They are small enough to go through those ducts．
In 2005, Mr. Azad who was still at university decided to do something about it．Six years later his own pany, Robosoft Systems, has Bluestar, EPSCO and the Indian Navy, some leading air condition makers, as partners．
Mr. Azad and his ten employees are currently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage （污水）pipes．Their biggest challenge is to make the robots user-friendly enough．Mr. Azad hopes that the robot could eventually be operated not by engineers but by workers．There will be lots of difficulties they need to overe in the future．
【小题1】What can we learn about Ductbot?A．It is a toy car and popular with children．B．It is designed to move like a snake in the ducts．C．many LEDs are fitted on it to tell its location．D．It is actually a camera to capture dirty scenery．【小题2】The underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refers to ．A．the cameraB．the conditioning ductC．the LED lightD．the dirty scenery【小题3】What can the Ductbot do for us?A．Clean off the dirt in the ducts．B．Control the central conditioning．C．Reduce carbon-dioxide in buildings．D．Protect more animals in city．【小题4】According to the text, EPSCO ．A．has won an international robotics petitionB．hired children to clean the dirty ducts in the pastC．is the only partner of Robosoft SystemsD．specializes in improving people's health【小题5】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A．Only engineers can operate the Ductbot now．B．New ways have been found to examine oil tanks．C．Azad's difficulties are impossible to overe．D．Azad's team are working to improve their robot designs．B
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(答案→)B
解析：文章介绍印度的工程师Azad Ductbot设计一种象蛇一样的机器人，它可以在管道里面清洁管道的脏的东西，非常有实用价值。
【小题1】细节题：从第二段的句子：The robot is designed to snake through dark, narrow air conditioning ducts （管道） and clean them．可知Ductbot 被设计的象蛇一样的在管道里面清洁管道的，选B
【小题2】猜词题：从第二段的句子：A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light up the dirty scenery, so it can be captured （抓拍） by a camera一对LEDs被安装在机器人上，照亮脏的情景，可知it指的是the dirty scenery 。选D
【小题3】细节题：从第三段的句子：The robot can clean off lots of dirt, as well as dead pigeons and insects．可知Ductbot 可以帮助我们清除管道，选A
【小题4】细节题：从文章第四段的句子：EPSCO had cleaning equipment, but it needed someone to get into those ducts to do the dirty, dangerous work．Across India, for example, the task still falls to children．They are small enough to go through those ducts．可知EPSCO在过去是雇佣孩子清洁管道。选 B
【小题5】段落大意题：从最后一段的句子：Mr. Azad hopes that the robot could eventually be operated not by engineers but by workers．There will be lots of difficulties they need to overe in the future．可知这段讲的是Azad 的团队正努力改进这种机器人的设计，选D